Harold (Hal) R. Melendy died October 11, 2019 at his home in Dunwoody, GA. He was born June 4, 1939, in Colon, Republic of Panama, to Harold Orville and Marguerite Waller Melendy. After graduating from the United States Naval Academy in 1961, he became a naval aviator and flew close to 100 missions off the USS Forrestal during the War in Vietnam. Upon leaving the Navy, he was employed by Colonial Pipeline as an engineer in Greensboro, NC. He met his current wife Jolene Harwood after being transferred to Colonial's headquarters in Atlanta where he served as Eastern Region Manager, was part of the Emergency Response Team, and retired as Human Resources Manager in 1998. Hal was an Episcopalian. He volunteered with Habitat for Humanity and Junior Achievement and will long be remembered by neighborhood children for his Halloween decorations. He and Jolene traveled extensively throughout the United States in their RV; together they ran 20 Peachtree Road Races, and for the past several years they have enjoyed simply hanging out with their grandchildren. The couple has been married for 33 years and have one daughter, Sara (Tim) Snavely. In addition to his wife and daughter, Hal is survived by Tori Fox and Kelley Hettrick, daughters from a previous marriage, grandchildren Wiley and Cecilia Mae Snavely, Jack and Bowen Fox, and Lilly and Harry Hettrick, sisters Doriene (Bob) Steeves and Tammy (Wayne) Tobery and one brother David (Lorrna) Melendy. Interment will be at Westview Cemetery.
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